Inbound Tech, The Current Fiscal Year Ordinary Profit Revised Downward to an Unexpected 95% Decrease

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Fri Feb 14, 2025 3:30 pm JST Earnings

7031 Inbound Tech Inc. 【J-GAAP】

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Inbound Tech Inc. <7031> [TSE Growth] announced its financial results after the market closed on February 14th (15:30). The consolidated ordinary profit for the cumulative third quarter of the fiscal year ending March 2025 (April to December) significantly dropped 91.2% from the same period last year to 22 million yen.

In addition, the full-year consolidated ordinary profit has decreased 95.5%, from the previous forecast of 330 million yen to 15 million yen (compared to 324 million yen in the previous period). This changes the outlook from an anticipated profit increase to a projection of a 95.4% decrease in profit.

Based on the full-year plan announced by the company after the downward revision, our estimate of the consolidated ordinary profit for the October to March period (2H) has decreased 99.4%, from the previous forecast of 317 million yen to 2 million yen (compared to 157 million yen in the same period of the previous year). This changes the outlook from an anticipated profit increase to a projection of a 98.7% decrease in profit.

In the most recent three-month period, from October to December (3Q), the consolidated ordinary profit significantly dropped to 9 million yen, a 89.2% decrease compared to the same period last year. The operating profit margin sharply declined from 11.0% in the same period last year to 1.8%.

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Actual Results

Accumulated Results 3rd Quarter

Fiscal Year	Revenue	Operating Profit	Ordinary Profit	Net Profit	Adj. EPS	Progress Rate vs. First Half	Announce	Accounting Standards
Apr - Dec, 2022	2,404	363	360	241	92.3	92.3	Feb 14, 2023	J-GAAP
Apr - Dec, 2023	2,485	255	250	155	60.9	77.2	Feb 13, 2024	J-GAAP
Apr - Dec, 2024	1,964	26	22	3	1.3	146.7	Feb 14, 2025	J-GAAP
YoY	-21.0%	-89.8%	-91.2%	-98.1%	-97.9%

Guidance Update

Second Half Update

Fiscal Year	Revenue	Operating Profit	Ordinary Profit	Net Profit	Adj. EPS	Adj. Dividend	Announce	Accounting Standards
Oct - Mar, 2024 Prev	2,442	320	317	205	85.2	0	Nov 14, 2024	J-GAAP
Oct - Mar, 2024 New	1,142	5	2	0	0.0	0	Feb 14, 2025	J-GAAP
Revision Rate	-53.2%	-98.4%	-99.4%	－	－

Full Year Update

Fiscal Year	Revenue	Operating Profit	Ordinary Profit	Net Profit	Adj. EPS	Adj. Dividend	Announce	Accounting Standards
Mar, 2025 Prev	3,800	335	330	205	85.2	0	May 14, 2024	J-GAAP
Mar, 2025 New	2,500	20	15	0	0.0	0	Feb 14, 2025	J-GAAP
Revision Rate	-34.2%	-94.0%	-95.5%	－	－

Current Period Guidance

Second Half Results

Fiscal Year	Revenue	Operating Profit	Ordinary Profit	Net Profit	Adj. EPS	Adj. Dividend	Announce	Accounting Standards
Oct - Mar, 2023	1,603	160	157	101	39.9	0	May 14, 2024	J-GAAP
Oct - Mar, 2024 Guidance	1,142	5	2	0	0.0	0	Feb 14, 2025	J-GAAP
YoY	-28.8%	-96.9%	-98.7%	－	－

Current Period Guidance

Fiscal Year	Revenue	Operating Profit	Ordinary Profit	Net Profit	Adj. EPS	Adj. Dividend	Announce	Accounting Standards
Mar, 2023	3,291	394	390	254	97.3	0	May 15, 2023	J-GAAP
Mar, 2024	3,318	330	324	208	82.2	0	May 14, 2024	J-GAAP
Mar, 2025 Guidance	2,500	20	15	0	0.0	0	Feb 14, 2025	J-GAAP
YoY	-24.7%	-93.9%	-95.4%	－	－

Quarterly Results

Fiscal Year	Revenue	Operating Profit	Ordinary Profit	Net Profit	Adj. EPS	Operating Profit Margin	Announce	Accounting Standards
Oct - Dec, 2023	770	85	83	48	18.9	11.0	Feb 13, 2024	J-GAAP
Jan - Mar, 2024	833	75	74	53	21.0	9.0	May 14, 2024	J-GAAP
Apr - Jun, 2024	648	-13	-14	-25	-10.4	-2.0	Aug 13, 2024	J-GAAP
Jul - Sep, 2024	710	28	27	25	10.5	3.9	Nov 14, 2024	J-GAAP
Oct - Dec, 2024	606	11	9	3	1.3	1.8	Feb 14, 2025	J-GAAP
YoY	-21.3%	-87.1%	-89.2%	-93.8%	-93.2%